https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/install-windows-7-pro-on-750-400gb-nvme/m-p/18168#M7007 <P>I'm been trying to install Windows 7 Pro onto this system:</P><P></P><P>ASUS Maximus VIII Z170 Chipset Mainboard</P><P>Intel 750 MVMe PCIe SSD</P><P></P><P>I've updated all the drivers, firmware but when I boot from a Windows 7 DVD, I ask it to load the Intel Drivers, it scans for drives and then tells me that there are not acceptable drives to install on. The WIN7 DVD is in a DVD-RW connected to an internal SATA port and the driver on a USB stick. </P><P></P><P>I've followed the instructions from the SSD support page for the drive:</P><P></P><P><A href="http://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/ssdc/hpssd/sb/nvme_boot_guide_332098001us.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/ssdc/hpssd/sb/nvme_boot_guide_332098001us.pdf</A> <A href="http://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/ssdc/hpssd/sb/nvme_boot_guide_332098001us.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/ssdc/hpssd/sb/nvme_boot_guide_332098001us.pdf</A></P><P></P><P>As a test was able to load Win7 onto a SATA SSD and then load the NVMe driver. Worked fine and I was able to partition and access the NVMe 750 drive.</P><P></P><P>any help would be appreciated . Windows 8 or Win 10 are not an option as the main use software requires windows 7 pro.</P><P></P><P>THanks.</P> Wed, 23 Mar 2016 20:17:11 GMT WMate 2016-03-23T20:17:11Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/install-windows-7-pro-on-750-400gb-nvme/m-p/18168#M7007 <P>I'm been trying to install Windows 7 Pro onto this system:</P><P></P><P>ASUS Maximus VIII Z170 Chipset Mainboard</P><P>Intel 750 MVMe PCIe SSD</P><P></P><P>I've updated all the drivers, firmware but when I boot from a Windows 7 DVD, I ask it to load the Intel Drivers, it scans for drives and then tells me that there are not acceptable drives to install on. The WIN7 DVD is in a DVD-RW connected to an internal SATA port and the driver on a USB stick. </P><P></P><P>I've followed the instructions from the SSD support page for the drive:</P><P></P><P><A href="http://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/ssdc/hpssd/sb/nvme_boot_guide_332098001us.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/ssdc/hpssd/sb/nvme_boot_guide_332098001us.pdf</A> <A href="http://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/ssdc/hpssd/sb/nvme_boot_guide_332098001us.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.intel.com/content/dam/support/us/en/documents/ssdc/hpssd/sb/nvme_boot_guide_332098001us.pdf</A></P><P></P><P>As a test was able to load Win7 onto a SATA SSD and then load the NVMe driver. Worked fine and I was able to partition and access the NVMe 750 drive.</P><P></P><P>any help would be appreciated . Windows 8 or Win 10 are not an option as the main use software requires windows 7 pro.</P><P></P><P>THanks.</P> Wed, 23 Mar 2016 20:17:11 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/install-windows-7-pro-on-750-400gb-nvme/m-p/18168#M7007 WMate 2016-03-23T20:17:11Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/install-windows-7-pro-on-750-400gb-nvme/m-p/18169#M7008 <P>Waltmania,</P><P></P><P>We understand the SSD is not detectable during installation, we see you followed the correct guide in order to make it bootable and installed the correct driver.</P><P>Something we need you to check to properly boot Windows* 7 from an NVMe SSD is that your system must support loading UEFI drivers when the Compatibility Support Module is enabled.</P><P>Let us know if that is possible, we will continue researching about this situation as well here.</P> Thu, 24 Mar 2016 21:58:39 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/install-windows-7-pro-on-750-400gb-nvme/m-p/18169#M7008 idata 2016-03-24T21:58:39Z